United States Code
28 U.S.C. § 291
Circuit judges
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- S 3020 Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 634 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1878 Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 270 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2968 Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 320 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 722 Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 215 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 295 Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 196 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 162 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2011 Amends · introduced · 112th Congress
- HR 191 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2009 Amends · introduced · 111th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
(a) The Chief Justice of the United States may, in the public interest, designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge to act as circuit judge in another circuit upon request by the chief judge or circuit justice of such circuit.
(b) The chief judge of a circuit or the circuit justice may, in the public interest, designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge within the circuit, including a judge designated and assigned to temporary duty therein, to hold a district court in any district within the circuit.
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